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Chancellor George Osborne has announced an updated remit for the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee that may see the Bank issue "explicit forward guidance" on interest rates.

Chancellor George Osborne has announced that corporation tax will be cut to 20% in April 2015.

The UK economy will post growth of 0.6% this year, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), a downward revision from its December forecast.

BUDGET 2013

Investment Week and IFAonline today bring you LIVE coverage of all the measures from George Osborne's fourth Budget.

The Bank of England voted 6-3 against more quantitative easing this month, saying a further round of purchases could cause an "unwarranted depreciation in sterling".

European markets ended Tuesday lower as concerns over Cyprus and uncertainty over the European debt crisis weighed on investor confidence.

Richard Buxton's Schroder UK Growth trust has moved onto a wide discount following news of the manager's departure for Old Mutual Global Investors.

George Osborne has asked Whitehall departments to make a further £2.5bn of cuts, as he prepares to present a gloomy Budget 2013 later today.

Gottex Fund Management is to take a majority stake in UK multi-asset boutique Frontier Investment Management.